Curriculum Vitae (CV)

M.Eng. René Schwarz

Personal Details

Salutation	Mr. M.Eng.
Full Name	René Schwarz
Current Address	Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz Koenig-Heinrich-Str. 21 DE—06217 Merseburg GERMANY
Telephone	+49-(0)162-6396139
Fax Number	+49-(0)4242-5976514
E-Mail Address	mail@rene-schwarz.com (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Personal Website	https://www.rene-schwarz.com
Marital Status	unmarried
Nationality	German
Birth Name	René Siermann
Date of Birth	April 15, 1987
Place of Birth	Merseburg, Germany
Current Occupation	German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Research Scientist with Executive Duties \\

Business Details

Business Address	German Aerospace Center (DLR) Institute of Space Systems Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Head of GNC Appliances Group Mr. M.Eng. René Schwarz Robert-Hooke-Str. 7 DE--28359 Bremen GERMANY
Business Telephone	+49-(0)421-24420-1165
Fax Number	+49-(0)421-24420-1120
E-Mail	rene.schwarz@dlr.de (PGP: 0x687A7D75)
Website	http://gnc.DLR.de/p/schwarz/

Professional Experience

since May 21, 2012

Research Scientist
(since January 1, 2014 with Executive Duties)

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Space Systems
Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems
Bremen, Germany

Roles:

Head of GNC Appliances Group (since January 1, 2014)
Organizational unit and research group with main focus on holistic research, design, development, simulation, implementation, test, and verification of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) appliances for space applications.
Head of the Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing Laboratory (since February 14, 2014)
Laboratory for testing GNC sensors, electronics, hardware, and embedded software in distributed real-time simulations.
Deputy Head of the GPS/INS Test & Verification Facility (since December 1, 2014)
Facility for test and verification of GPS and inertial navigation sensors; equipped with a 3-axis rotation table, thermal chamber, and a L1/L2/L5 GPS constellation simulator.
Department IT Manager (since June 7, 2013)

Fields of Work and Expertise:
Simulation & Verification of GNC Appliances; Software for GNC Systems; Embedded Systems; Real-Time Data Acquisition and Handling; Distributed Reliable Systems Design; Reliability and Fault Tolerance; Systems Engineering

Projects: see section ``\hyperref[research-exp]{Research Experience}

Graduations

May 4, 2012

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.)
in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany

Master's Thesis:

Development of an illumination simulation software for the Moon's surface:
An approach to illumination direction estimation on pictures of solid planetary surfaces with a significant number of craters

in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

	German Grade	ECTS Grade	U.S. Grade
Thesis Grade	1.0 (very good)	A (excellent)	A
Overall Grade	1.0 (very good)	A (excellent)	GPA: 3.97/4.00

Supervisors:

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
Dipl. Math.-Techn. Bolko Maass (DLR)

November 13, 2009

Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics

Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany

Bachelor's Thesis:

Simulationsmodell eines Reaktionsrades für den Satelliten "`AsteroidFinder/SSB"'

in cooperation with the Institute of Space Systems of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

	German Grade	ECTS Grade	U.S. Grade
Thesis Grade	1.0 (very good)	A (excellent)	A
Overall Grade	2.0 (good)	B (very good)	GPA: 3.67/4.00

Supervisors:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)
Dr.-Ing. Markus Schlotterer (DLR)
Dipl.-Ing. Ansgar Heidecker (DLR)

July 7, 2006

Higher Education Entrance Qualification with Honors (overall German grade 1.3)

July 9, 2003

Secondary School Certificate with Permission to Attendance at Senior Classes with Honors (overall German grade 1.22)

Education

Oct. 2009 – May 2012	Graduate Student Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Master of Engineering Degree Program in Computer Science and Communication Systems, Specialization in Artificial Intelligence
Oct. 2006 – Nov. 2009	Undergraduate Student Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Bachelor of Engineering Degree Program in Mechatronics, Industrial and Physics Technology, Specialization in Mechatronics
Aug. 2003 – Jul. 2006	Student Technical High School, Merseburg, Germany Major: Electrical Engineering
Aug. 1997 – Jun. 2003	Student “Bertolt Brecht” Secondary School, Zöschen, Germany
Sep. 1993 – Jun. 1997	Student Elementary School, Wallendorf, Germany

Advanced Training

May 2014	Attendance at the 2014/May TEC-ED & TEC-SW Final Presentation Days, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
January 2014	Attendance at the Workshop on ATD Experiment Flight Opportunities in the Frame of the German SHEFEX Program, European Space Research and Technology Centre \mbox{(ESTEC)}, European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
October 2013	Attendance at the 7th ESA Workshop on Avionics, Data, Control and Software Systems (ADCSS 2013), European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), European Space Agency (ESA) in Noordwijk, Netherlands
April 2013	'Seminar “Navigation and Data Fusion” (Certified Training), Technische Universität München (TUM) in Cooperation with MBDA Missile Systems, Garching, Germany Instructors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Holzapfel TUM, Chair of the Institute of Flight System Dynamics Dr.-Ing. Johann Dambeck, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM Dipl.-Ing. Georg Herbold, MBDA Missile Systems, TUM Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Braun, TUM Contents: Geodesy Geodetic Datum: Historical and Current Earth Ellipsoids Geometrical Figure of the Earth: Cartesian, Spherical, Geodetic and (Spatial) Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Ellipsoid of Revolution, Curvatures of an Ellipsoid of Revolution, Physical Figure of the Earth: Integral Gravitation Field Equation, Differential Gravitation Field Equations, Laplace vs. Laplace-Beltrami Operator, Surface Harmonics, Earth's external Gravitational Potential Earth Gravity Model 1996 (EGM96): Introduction, Normalized EGM96 Gravitational Coefficients truncated at $n = m = 9$, WGS84 EGM96 Geoid, The Geoid as Reference Surface for Heights, Example: Deflection of the Vertical Gravity Field of an Equipotential Ellipsoid of Revolution (Level Ellipsoid): Gravity Potential Field as (Truncated) Spherical Harmonics Series Expansion, Gravity Vector and Gravity Vector Gradient Truncated After $J_2$ and $J_4$ Term, Exact Closed-Form Solution in Ellipsoidal Coordinates, Derivation of Somigliana's Formula, Exact Formula of Somigliana, Free Air Reduction of Altitudes < 30 km, Evaluation and Residuals of Normal Gravity Formula, Somigliana (Normal) Gravity Gradient in n-Frame, Evaluation of WGS84 Gravity Vector Gradient World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84): WGS84 Datum and Refinements, Defining Parameters, Derived Geometric Constants, Derived Physical Constants Inertial Navigation Sensors Sensor Technologies History Platform Systems vs. Strapdown Systems Accelerometers: Principle, Sensor Errors, Mechanical Pendulous Accelerometer, Micro-Electromechanical Pendulous Accelerometers, Performance Overview Gyroscopes: The Sagnac Effect, Ring Laser Gyro (RLG), Fiber-Optic Gyro (FOG), Performance Overview IMU Calibration: Introduction, Models and Governing Equations for Accelerometer Sensor Errors, Accelerometer Calibration Example, Assessment of Required Calibration Lab Setup Accuracies, High-Precision Turn Table, Industrial Robot Calibration, Models and Governing Equations of Gyroscope Sensor Errors, Gyroscope Calibration Example Stationary Alignment: Leveling, Gyro Compassing, Stationary Alignment in Polar Regions, Influence on Attitude of IMU Error Propagation, IMU Classification, Tactical and Navigation Grade IMUs Inertial Navigation Algorithms Reference Frames Derivation of the Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs Conventional Rotation Parameters Parameterizations of the Group of Rotation Matrices Parameterized Orientation Differential Equations Strapdown Inertial Navigation ODEs for Non-Integrating IMUs Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations All-Earth Navigation: Motivation, Introduction of Local Quaternions, Alternatives to the North-Indicating n-Frame, The Free Azimuth Horizontal Wander Frame Integrating IMU Algorithms Navigation Error Propagation Stochastic Sensor Error Processes Satellite Navigation Navigation System Theory Multi-Sensor Multi-Frequency Data Fusion Integrated Navigation Systems
October 2010	Seminar “Agil Extrem: Houston, we've had a problem. — Agile Methoden im Projektmanagement am Beispiel von Apollo 13” (Certified Training), Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany. Instructor: Lucius Bobikiewicz, MBA, Halle (Saale)
May 2010	Seminar “Eventrecht” (Certified Training) Instructor: Mandy Risch-Kerst, Lawyer (eventlawyers.de), Berlin Contents: contract and liability law, employment law, business and company law, industrial property protection, entertainment and internet law, law of GEMA, insurance law, public law, fiscal law (all in the context of public events under the legislation of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Awards and Distinctions

November 26, 2009	2009 Student Research Award of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences (monetary award of 750.–\,€) Research Paper: Versuchsaufbau, Protokoll- und Softwareimplementierung zur Systemidentifikation von Reaktionsrädern des Typs RW90
September 24, 2009	Certificate of Appreciation for the Contributions as Member of the Senate by the Principal of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
July 2006	Distinction — Valedictorian (3rd Place) of the 2006 Class
July 2004	Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2006 Class with Specialization on Engineering
July 9, 2003	Distinction — Valedictorian of the 2003 Class (3rd Place)

Research Experience

since Feb. 2014	Euglena Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space (Eu:CROPIS) Eu:CROPIS is a biological life support system experiment, which deals with stability and self-sustainability of such systems under different levels of acceleration. Eu:CROPIS is the name of both the mission as well as the mission driving primary payload (P/L #1) onboard the DLR Compact Satellite. Responsibilities: Attitude Control System Engineer (Sensor Front-End Electronics, Radiation Test Campaign)
since Jan. 2013	Sharp Edge Flight Experiment III (SHEFEX III) Third flight experiment mission within the SHEFEX (Sharp Edge Flight Experiment) program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the development of hypersonic flight and re-entry technologies. Responsibilities: Navigation System: Work Package Manager and Systems Engineer, Design of On-Board Computing and Data Handling Architecture, Highly Reliable Distributed Systems Design, Software Engineering
May 2012 – Dec. 2013	Simulation Model Library (SimMoLib) A simulation model library prototype for the exchange of validated, verified, and extensively documented simulation models between all DLR institutes. Responsibilities: Ontology for the Linking of Simulation Models, Model Developer
since May 2012	High Performance Satellite Dynamics Simulator (HPS) Extensive collection of simulation models for attitude and orbit control systems (AOCS) and guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for space applications. The simulation models are highly accurate, allowing simulations for science missions with a high demand for measurement accuracy. Developed in cooperation with the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM), Bremen, Germany. Responsibilities: Technical Manager, Developer

Teaching Experience

Courses

Summer Term 2010

Reliability and Quality Assurance
Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Master Course, on behalf of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher

Lecture “Accelerated Life Testing”
Practical Courses “Systems Reliability”

Supervised Theses

Master's Theses

Ayoub, Samy [in preparation] (Research Advisor)
Kwiatkowski, Norbert [in preparation] (Research Co-Advisor)
Schneider, Matthias Martin [in preparation] (Research Advisor)

Bachelor's Theses

Johannsen, Lars [in preparation] (Research Advisor)
{{sc|Kwiatkowski}, Norbert: Entwicklung eines Referenzdesigns einer hochverfügbaren Leistungsversorgungseinheit für das SHEFEX III-Navigationssystem. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Jade University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven Oldenburg Elsfleth, Germany, January 27, 2014. (Research Co-Advisor)
Proppe, Myrthe: Prototyp-Entwicklung einer Auswerteelektronik für Beschleunigungssensoren einer Inertialmesseinheit. Bachelor's Thesis, Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering. Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Bremen, Germany, July 18, 2014. (Research Advisor)

Secondary and Free-Lance Activities

Jun. 2011 – Dec. 2011	Consultant and Proposal Writer Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Prof. Dr. phil. Hardy Geyer, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Learning Multiple Work Contracts for the University Management for the Development of a Concept for the Increase of Application-Oriented Teaching and the Improvement of Supervision of Beginning Students
Oct. 2009 – Sep. 2010	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean Research Project “Virtual Places”
Oct. 2009 – Mar. 2010	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf Development of an E-Learning Module
Mar. 2009 – Nov. 2009	Intern German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany Department of Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems Experimental Setup, Protocol and Software Implementation for the System Identification of Reaction Wheels of Type RW90
Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, Dean Research Project “Virtual Places”
Apr. 2007 – Sep. 2007	Student Assistant Merseburg University of Applied Sciences, Merseburg, Germany Faculty of Computer Science and Communication Systems Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt Preparation of Teaching Materials in the Field of Electrical Engineering

Professional Affiliations

May 2007 – Dec. 2013	The Association of German Engineers (VDI) Student Member
Mar. 2011 – Dec. 2012	Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.\,V. (DPG) Member

Professional Service to Scientific Community

Organization of Events, Workshops, and Special Sessions

Feb. 2009 – Jun. 2009

Organizing Committee Member
2009 Whitsun Meeting. German Statistical Society (DStatG), Merseburg University and University of Halle, Germany, June 2009.

Academic Administration

Merseburg University
of Applied Sciences

Member of the Senate (Oct. 2007 – Mar. 2009)
Chair of the Student Council (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008)
Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2008 – Mar. 2009)
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Deputy Member of the Faculty Board (Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2008)
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Member of the Appointments Committee (2007 – 2008)
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ehrenamtliches & soziales Engagement

Hochschule Merseburg (FH) University of Applied Sciences	Wintersemester 2007/2008 bis Wintersemester 2008/2009: Senatsmitglied der Hochschule Merseburg (FH) Wintersemester 2008/2009: Mitglied des Fachbereichsrates Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften Wintersemester 2007/2008 bis Sommersemester 2008: sitzungsleitender Sprecher des Studierendenrates der Hochschule Merseburg (FH) stellvertretendes Mitglied des Fachbereichsrates Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften Wintersemester 2007: Mitglied in der Berufungskommission zur Professur Konstruktionstechnik/CAD (Nachfolger für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
streetracer merseburg e.V. — markenoffener Motorsportverein —	Januar 2006 bis Mai 2009: 1. Vorstandsvorsitzender 2005: Gründungsmitglied des Vereins, Schriftführer und Ehrenvorstandsmitglied
Studentenclub REAKTOR e.V. Hochschule Merseburg (FH)	seit 05. August 2008: Vorstandsmitglied (Finanzbeauftragter) und juristischer Vertreter seit April 2008: Mitglied
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens	seit Dezember 2007: aktives Mitglied

Mitgliedschaft in wissenschaftlichen Vereinigungen

Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI)	seit Mai 2007: studierendes Mitglied
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e.V. (DPG)	seit März 2011: ordentliches Mitglied

Akademischer Werdegang

Oktober 2009 – Mai 2012

Student an der Hochschule Merseburg, Studiengang Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (M.Eng.), Abschluss als Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) und Ingenieur für Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme/Fachrichtung Künstliche Intelligenz.

Belegte und als bestanden abgeprüfte Module

Computergestützte Datenanalyse (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
Computergrafik (Herr Dr. rer. nat. habil. Andreas Hartwig)
Echtzeitbetriebssysteme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz)
Einführung in die Künstliche Intelligenz (Herr Dipl.-Inform. Thomas Wendt)
Elektronische Dokumentation und Multimedia I
- Auszeichnungssprachen I (Herr Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Meinicke)
- Grundlagen der 2D-Animation (Herr Prof. Dipl.-Des. Frank Hofmann)
Entwurf integrierter Schaltungen und Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker)
Höhere Logikkalküle (Herr Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Michael Schenke)
Mobile Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert)
Projektarbeit: Entwurf integrierter Schaltkreise und Systeme (Digital) (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Becker)
Projekt- und Innovationsmanagement
- Wirtschaftsrecht und Produkthaftung (Frau Prof. Dr. Gerlind Federhoff-Rink)
- Projektmanagement (Herr Dr. André Döring)
Rechnernetze (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Uwe Heuert)
Roboter in der Künstlichen Intelligenz (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann)
Simulation und numerische Methoden (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
Softwareengineering (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf)
Ubiquitous Computing (Herr M.Eng. Ulrich Borchert)
Verteilte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf)
Wissensbasierte Systeme (Herr Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann)
Zuverlässigkeit und Qualitätssicherung (Herr Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)

Oktober 2006 – November 2009

Student an der Hochschule Merseburg (FH), Studiengang Mechatronik, Industrie- und Physiktechnik (B.Eng.), Abschluss als Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) und Ingenieur für Mechatronik, Industrie- und Physiktechnik.

Belegte und als bestanden abgeprüfte Module

Aktorik - elektrische Maschinen und Antriebe (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Scheffler)
AutoCAD (Dipl.-Ing. Kieser)
Computeralgebra (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
Elektrotechnik / Elektronik I - Gleichstromgrößen und Messtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt)
Elektrotechnik / Elektronik II - Wechselstromtechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt)
Embedded Systems (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
Fachsprache Englisch I (Angelika Wölfer)
Fachsprache Englisch II (Angelika Wölfer)
Informatik I - Algorithmen und C-Programmierung (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan)
Informatik II - Datenbanksysteme (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Buchanan)
Informatik III - Prozessdatenverarbeitung (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Winz)
Fertigungstechnik (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel)
Fertigungssysteme (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann)
Maschinendynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Horst-Herbert Krause)
Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik I - Grundlagen des technischen Zeichnens (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Zöphel)
Maschinenelemente / Konstruktionstechnik IV - CAD und Konstruktionsmethodik (apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Knoll)
Mathematik I (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Otfried Lange)
Mathematik II (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
Mathematik III - Funktionentheorie und Funktionaltransformation (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hartmut Kröner)
Mechatronische Systeme I (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
Mechatronische Systeme II (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
Mechatronische Systeme III (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
Messtechnik / Sensorik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Lohöfener)
Qualitätssicherung und Produkthaftung (Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Schwammel)
Physik I - Experimentalphysik (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld)
Physik II - Elektrostatik, Schwingungen und Wellen (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Eike Rosenfeld)
Projektmanagement (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heike Mrech)
Regelungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tatjana Lange)
Steuerungs- und Automatisierungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Helm)
Strömungslehre (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Staiger)
Technische Betriebswirtschaftslehre (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inform. Petra Schwerin)
Technische Mechanik I - Statik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
Technische Mechanik II - Elastostatik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
Technische Mechanik III - Dynamik / Kinematik, Getriebetechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Kirbs)
Technische Thermodynamik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Picht)
Werkstofftechnik I (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler)
Werkstofftechnik II (Dr.-Ing. Susanne Fiedler)
Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kademann)

Weiterbildungen & wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen

Oktober 2010	Weiterbildungsseminar „Agil Extrem: Houston, we've had a problem. - Agile Methoden im Projektmanagement am Beispiel von Apollo 13“ (zertifizierte Weiterbildung) Referent: Lucius Bobikiewicz, MBA, Halle (Saale)
Mai 2010	Weiterbildungsseminar „Eventrecht“ (zertifizierte Weiterbildung) Referentin: Rechtsanwältin Mandy Risch-Kerst (eventlawyers.de), Berlin Inhalte: Vertrags- und Haftungsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien- und Internetrecht, Recht der GEMA, Versicherungsrecht, Öffentliches Recht, Steuerrecht
Juni 2009	Mitglied des Organisationsteams der Pfingsttagung der Deutschen Statistischen Gesellschaft (DStatG) in Merseburg

Schulische Ausbildung

August 2003 – Juli 2006	Technisches Fachgymnasium der Berufsbildenden Schulen II des Landkreises Merseburg-Querfurt, Merseburg
August 1997 – Juni 2003	Sekundarschule „Bertolt Brecht“ Zöschen
September 1993 – Juni 1997	Grundschule Wallendorf

Praktika & Nebentätigkeiten

Juni – Dezember 2011	Hochschule Merseburg (FH) mehrere Werkverträge beim Prorektor für Studium und Lehre, Herrn Prof. Dr. Hardy Geyer, zur Erstellung eines Konzepts zur Steigerung der praxisorientierten Lehre und der besseren Betreuung in der Studieneingangsphase an der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wintersemester 2009/2010 – Sommersemester 2010	Hochschule Merseburg (FH) Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft im Forschungsprojekt „Virtual Places“ für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, ehem. Dekan des Fachbereiches Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (IKS) der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Wintersemester 2009/2010	Hochschule Merseburg (FH) Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für Herrn Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ronny Weinkauf am Fachbereich Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
16. März 2009 – 13. November 2009	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme Praktikant beim Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme, Abteilung Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems, Avionics, in Bremen
Wintersemester 2007/2008 – Wintersemester 2008/2009	Hochschule Merseburg (FH) Studentische Hilfskraft im Forschungsprojekt „Virtual Places“ für Herrn Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Hartmann, damaliger Dekan des Fachbereiches Informatik und Kommunikationssysteme (IKS) der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)
Sommersemester 2007	Hochschule Merseburg (FH) Studentische Hilfskraft für Frau Prof. Dr.-Ing. Monika Trundt, heutige Dekanin des Fachbereichs Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften der Hochschule Merseburg (FH)

Fähigkeiten, Kenntnisse & Interessensgebiete

Programmierkenntnisse	PHP, C, C++, C#, (La)TeX, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, (Embedded) Matlab Code, Siemens Step7, Basic, Pascal, R, Lua, SVG, Universal 3D (U3D), Extensible 3D (X3D)
Kenntnisse im Umgang mit Spezialsoftware	wissenschaftliches Rechnen & wiss. Simulation Mathematica 8 (Wolfram Research) Matlab/Simulink R2011b (The Mathworks) Scilab/Scicos R (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing) SPICE (NASA Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility) Statistica 8 (StatSoft) Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft) wissenschaftliche Visualisierung Celestia inkl. Celestia-AddOn-Programmierung mit Lua Gnuplot Meshlab (Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie, Italian National Research Council) POV-Ray Webentwicklung, -applikationen und -frameworks Frameworks: jQuery, jQuery UI CMS: Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, phpBB, Typo3, WordPress Server-Software: Apache Webserver, MySQL, PHP, PostgreSQL, hMailServer, SVN Administration: phpMyAdmin, putty, WinSSHd Konstruktion/CAD AutoCAD (Autodesk) CATIA V5 (Dassault Systèmes) Herstellersoftware für Spezialbaugruppen ModelSim & Quartus II (Altera) Simatic Manager (Siemens) Publishing, Office & Verwaltung LaTeX/XeLaTeX doxygen GIMP Illustrator CS5 (Adobe) Inkscape Office Suite inkl. Office Project (Microsoft) Photoshop CS5 (Adobe)
DV-Kenntnisse	umfangreiche Kenntnisse und Fähigkeiten bei der Administration und Einrichtung von Servern, Rechnern und Rechnernetzen Konzeption und Programmierung eigener Software, Mitarbeit bei verschiedenen OpenSource-Projekten (Drupal CMS, Mozilla Firefox)
Interessensgebiete	Raumfahrt, Raumfahrttechnik, Astronomie, Luftfahrttechnik Computer, Server und Rechnernetze Steuerungen, Sensorik und integrierte Systeme künstliche Intelligenz Mathematik und mathematische Methoden

Veröffentlichungen

2011

Schwarz, René; Kröner, Hartmut: Wie weit ist es von Berlin bis Tokio? Entfernungsberechnung mit Quaternionen und Geodäten. In: Hochschule Merseburg: Forschungsbericht 2011: 245–255. Hochschulverlag Merseburg, 2011. ISBN 978-3-942703-07-9. Online verfügbar unter http://www.hs-merseburg.de/uploads/media/FoBe_2011_HS_Merseburg.pdf.
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Akademische Lehrtätigkeiten

Sommersemester 2010

Zuverlässigkeit & Qualitätssicherung (Hochschule Merseburg (FH), Master-Modul, in Vertretung für Herrn Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Eckhard Liebscher)
- Vorlesung zum Thema „Beschleunigte Lebensdauertests“
- Praktika zum Thema „Zuverlässigkeit von Systemen“